Impulsivity varies substantially across individuals and time and is known in theneurological literature to impact behavior. We show that impulsivity impacts thenumber of suicides in a standard Hamermesh and Soss (1974) model by influencingthe discount rate. Using state-year level data from 1993...

Impulsivity varies substantially across individuals and time and is known in theneurological literature to impact behavior. We show that impulsivity impacts thenumber of suicides in a standard Hamermesh and Soss (1974) model by influencingthe discount rate. Using state-year level data from 1993...

Walter Eucken was one of the main representatives of the Freiburg School of Law and Economics and German ‘neoliberalism’, also known as Ordoliberalism. This chapter portrays and analyses Eucken’s life and work as well as his Ordoliberal legacy. It begins by taking a closer look at...